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English: No. 6

Synonyms: Number Six, Number 6, No. Six

Japanese: NO.6［ナンバー・シックス］

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Type: TV

Episodes: 11

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 8, 2011 to Sep 16, 2011

Premiered: Summer 2011

Broadcast: Fridays at 01:15 (JST)

Producers: Aniplex, Dentsu, Kodansha, Fuji TV

Licensors: Sentai Filmworks

Studios: Bones

Source: Novel

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 7.75¹ (scored by 96,067 users)

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Ranked: #976²

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Popularity: #297

Members: 185,548

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7.75

Ranked #976Popularity #297Members 185,548

Episodes: /11

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Many years ago, after the end of a bloody world war, mankind took shelter in six city-states that were peaceful and perfect... at least on the surface. However, Shion—an elite resident of the city-state No. 6—gained a new perspective on the world he lives in, thanks to a chance encounter with a mysterious boy, Nezumi. Nezumi turned out to be just one of many who lived in the desolate wasteland beyond the walls of the supposed utopia. But despite knowing that the other boy was a fugitive, Shion decided to take him in for the night and protect him, which resulted in drastic consequences: because of his actions, Shion and his mother lost their status as elites and were relocated elsewhere, and the darker side of the city began to make itself known.

Now, a long time after their life-altering first meeting, Shion and Nezumi are finally brought together once again—the former elite and the boy on the run are about to embark on an adventure that will, in time, reveal the shattering secrets of No. 6.

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No. 6 condenses but largely remains faithful to the the original nine-part light novel series. Changes were made to tone down the amount of violence in the series, in addition to creating an alternate ending.

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Nezumi

Main

Hosoya, Yoshimasa
Japanese

Shion

Main

Kaji, Yuki
Japanese

Safu

Main

Yasuno, Kiyono
Japanese

Inukashi

Supporting

Shindou, Kei
Japanese

Karan

Supporting

Sakuma, Rei
Japanese

Safu's Grandmother

Supporting

Shouji, Miyoko
Japanese

Yamase

Supporting

Hirakawa, Daisuke
Japanese

Rikiga

Supporting

Terasoma, Masaki
Japanese

Lili

Supporting

Morohoshi, Sumire
Japanese

Rico

Supporting

Nishigaki, Yuka
Japanese

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Nagasaki, Kenji

Director, Storyboard

Mima, Masafumi

Sound Director

Foster, Steven

Script, ADR Director

Itou, Michiko

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"Spell" by LAMA

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"Rokutousei no Yoru (六等星の夜)" by Aimer

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Sep 24, 2011

11 of 11 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

rachel-chanx3 (All reviews)

444 people found this review helpful

No.6 is a captivating anime and I can honestly say that after having just watched it twice through. But then again, everyone has different tastes and this just may not be your cup of tea. Even so, it couldn’t hurt to try a sip, could it?

NOTE: For my sake, I’m writing Nezumi, as Nezumi, and not “Rat” like in the subs, and Shion instead of Sion, like the MAL character page.

Story – 8/10. No.6 is a utopia, there is no poverty, there are no conflicts, there are no problems. You will live happily and peacefully within these safe walls, and you will wear this read more

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Sep 15, 2011

11 of 11 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 3

Funnyguts (All reviews)

274 people found this review helpful

Wow, that was painful. Please, anyone reading this, don't bother with this anime. Go pick up a translation of the novels or the manga. I've only read brief summaries of the novel, but those summaries were enough to let me know how good of a show this could have been, and just how far BONES had to go out of its way to make the No. 6 anime a complete trainwreck.

The first three episodes of the show were really interesting. Not fantastic, but enough to get me excited. There's a strong sense of mystery pervading the first episode: Why is this kid being pursued? read more

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Oct 31, 2011

11 of 11 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

Hazegurl (All reviews)

128 people found this review helpful

Had so much potential but was wasted. When I saw the first episode I fell in love with the characters and became very interested in the story. I was so glad this wasn't one of those animes where you had to watch up until episode 4 or 5 before something good happens. It started right out with some action and character development.

Watching the next batch of episodes had me hooked because there was so many things going on with Shion and Nezumi, both apart and together, plus the background of No. 6 and how it got the way it is. The horrible acts committed by them et al. I thought I was in for a good treat. And on top of it all, the two male characters were falling in love, not just some boy love teasers some animes throw out to bait Yaoi fans into watching. I've always wanted to watch an action anime where the male leads fall for each other but it isn't a drama or romance show. Mirage of Blaze is the only other anime I can think of that was action and yaoi. So I was on cloud nine.

However, somewhere along the way the show lost focus and had no idea what it was going to do with the characters or the No.6 city itself. It begins to trip and falter and just does not know how to pick itself up. The characters essentially become cardboard cut outs and just placed in scenes and seem to not really do anything.

For example, Shion and Nezumi seem to have conflict about their viewpoints on how No. 6 should be handled with people dying. Nezumi wishes to destroy the city while Shion wants to save the people. Yet neither character does anything about it. Then the writers tried to focus on the female character (I forgot her name) the girl who was in love with Shion. But they have no idea what to even do with her by this point, it's just her walking around thinking about Shion, then when she decides to do something she gets taken.

So I'm thinking, fine, I guess this will cause Shion to act and maybe cause some tension between he and Nezumi. And they do act by going to save her. Meanwhile, the story takes a whole new focus on these forest people and alluding to the girl and Nezumi having a connection. But this goes NO WHERE!

The connection between Shion's mother being one of the creators of No.6 goes NO WHERE
The Radical group who wants to take down No. 6 from the inside, goes NO WHERE
Finding out why or how No.6 turned out the way it did, goes NO WHERE

I tried to figure out what was happening here with this show that started out so good and the only thing I got is that the show lacked a human villain. When you have a city or institution as the villain, having a personification of the city would help. After all who is behind the city? Who is the one giving the orders for these terrible acts to take place? Sure Nezumi and Shion are fighting against the city, but who is the one they have to beat? Who does the radical group have to go after to free themselves of No.6?

No one??

So yeah, the writers try to solve this glaring issue by making the girl who loves Shion into a magical forest goddess that they have to beat. *eye roll*
Then at the ending when everything seems so bleak the girl transforms into a large magical bee and destroys the city walls with bee tornado for Shion because having him do it himself would take more episodes than they were willing to write. She also grants instant life with her LGBT rainbow powers then float away with her magical bees.

Yes an action Scifi post apocalyptic anime transforms into a fantasy magical anime at the end.
*headache*

By this time I am just watching for Shion and Nezumi's love story. But I'm given NOTHING but a second kiss on the lips and the characters deciding to part ways for unexplained reasons. Honestly, I would had been better off just watching the first episode and just using my own imagination to come up with what happens.

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Sep 11, 2011

11 of 11 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

TimChan (All reviews)

51 people found this review helpful

Firstly, No. 6 is very homotastic. It`s a fact. But to anyone who may be discouraged by the not-very-subtle homosexuality, I advise that you keep watching. Whether or not you like the overt man-love that erupts between Nezumi and Sion (who, oddly, resemble a certain pair of characters from D.Gray Man who get a lot of Yaoi attention as well), getting past it will reveal an intriguing, thought-provoking plot. Given, it is just like any utopian anime in concept - Nuclear War, bla bla bla, Utopia that turns out to not be Utopia. Yet, No. 6 does not suffer from that. In fact, thus far, it has provoked as much thought as 1984 and Farenheit 451, the masterpieces of Utopian/dystopian novels. Moreover, No. 6 performs its characterization exceptionally. The relationship between Sion and Nezumi aside, the stories of each of its characters (Karan, Sion`s mother; the as of yet enigmatic Yomin/Yoming; Safu, the poor girl who has yet to realize that her love, Sion, now looks like Allen Walker and has already been claimed by a bishounen crossdressing actor) are weaved with the skill of a starving Gandhi on the spinning wheel in a British Prison. The music and art are nothing spectacular (but in no way deficient), but No. 6 is one anime that succeeds in running on plot alone. Though there is a strong element of shounen ai, No.6 doesn`t attempt to sell itself on the homosexuality, and in fact goes about it in a serious and mature fashion (I don`t mean mature as in the Movie Rating - quite the opposite, in fact). There are no not-so-subtle harems, very few coincidences that end up with Sion sprawled over Nezumi (or vice versa) in suggestive positions and no clothes on and no conveniently intriguing animation - in fact, there is very little sexuality in the relationship between Sion and Nezumi (until the last episode, at which it becomes blatantly obvious). No. 6 sells itself on plot, and I would say it is definitely worth buying. So leave aside what biases you may have knowing it might be a little fabulous, and just go with it, and you might find yourself pleasantly surprised.

=Edit/Update=

Having watched the last episode, I am a little bit disappointed in No.6, perhaps simply on account of the ending. Though the last episode hastily ties up most of the plot points to a watchable conclusion, it fails to truly explain some of the story background, such as the exact nature of No.6, the role of Sion`s mother Karan, the exact purposes and extent of the resistance led by Yoming (and whether, given this is a fansub, is actually his name) and who in god`s name the Forest Blokes are. At the end of the road, it seems as if the destination was not worth the journey. As an anime with only 11 episodes, there is some reason to forgive No. 6 for its rushed ending and the inability to tie out many plot points, but it`s still a little disappointing to see a story that had great, great potential end up merely good. I wouldn`t say it renders No. 6 unwatchable, but it prevents it from reaching its full potential.

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